The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-03

ciso information. This would be par.
ticularly tho case with the Mohpcr-cd
Doulch, who is ut once Minister Of Com
mcrcc and Minister of Mines and Tclc-
graphs, in whom the Shah repOscs some
Confidence. Tho Suni-cd-Doulch, or
Minister of Public Printing, is also q
functuary who is often closctcd with the
Shah, as ho is Il public censor and homi-
nnl editor Of the official journals. 1T is
Snld nothing goes into these periodicals
without first passing under the eye of
tho shah. But rs they appear only
monthly, and cover but four pages in
large type, the task of editing is more
apparent than real.
The Sani-cd-Doulch also assists the
Shah IN editing his journals OF travels,
and preparing them for the press. The
most recent work of this description is
The account Of the Shah's excursion to
Alcschod i'll 1882, in which the loyal
author gives some Of his own conclusions
concerning the antiquities along the
tratcd with photographic illustrations
made from photographs. These works,
as well as the official gaZottcs, arc print
ed by lithogrnphy. This may seem
somewhat laborious and unnecessary
process ot the present age; for the cast
ing Of Arabic characters, which the
PerSians use, has been often done, and
several volumes have been printed in
India in tho Persian language from
metal types. But the Persitns, with
their exquisite aesthetic feeling, cannot
become habituateQ to type printing, as
it is less soft, flowing and flexible than
the written character. Hence the prefer
cncC Tor lithogr0phy, which apprOXi-
matcly gives them the delicctC touches
OF the caligrnphic art a skillful scribe
writes out each page as it is to appear in
the printed copy. This is photographed
on stone with u prepared surface.
As one may readily suppose, the facts
III these official periodicals are often in
inverse ratio to the Horid larguagc and
supcriiuity of high sounding titles and
phrases, very like Falstai'B pc,myworth
of bread to an intolorablc deal Of sack.
The correspondence from the provinces
is annually summed up in some such
phrase as this, for example: "Thc good
people Of IabrCez arc in usual health,
praise be to God, and arc saying their
prayers with pious regularity"
But the Shah's government also en-
ploys the columns Of the Official journals
to suggest its relations with the powers,
and test the quality Of their influence at
the cOU!t Of Persia. Sometimes it has
had occasion 10 regret its tcrmerity. An
article once appeared which, alluding to
the position Of one of the rival EUROPEAN
powers Ill Asia, spoke slightingly Of that
power, and especially Of the decay of its
influence III the Last. The ignorance of
OEental5 regarding foreigners would
cause such II paper, cmanating from
OlilCEu sources, to produce mOsv in
curious effect Ill that quarter, and the
editor OF the official journal WAS there
fore coliatraincd to publish lctraction
III the subsequent issue Of the Gazette,
Which IudlcrUusly cOntrNdictcd the state
mcnt" previously made.
Duimy my last winter il Persia an
article appeared III the same periodical
giving Il biographical account oi the then
l'rcslIcnt-clrct Cleveland, with lis Dor
iruS. HIS article was inspired by an
European paper, and c0nscctucntly con-
tanned several items which were either
ialsc or SO expressed rs to convey au
impression qualified to injuriou$ly affect
our prestige among such people as the
l'crslanS, and | Was soon Informed that
such was indeed the result.
1t has always been my opinion that q
omitted States representative abroad
h; 5o'', 'lriioi,' Slo nohor ana cfcdlt OF
ni,. '',IS' nto'' DC leSS IMAM
tInr,- A','tsi'1' iaittnI lrIoirSsH' "l'ich arc
rII,. ,S.,' ',i3,," iitcielolc' 'c' ;uth"nGh
n,Iti,i "nt ''' E """"tS one o. 'o i!ft
y'',,iI hn 70 c51, VIC iio" "'llni1'oIr"'i"h
IrI,,iion ~ ~ ToJ H. ;,nt W!t "o 10 NV up INC
f,@T.alyn @rIU cm"m+, J"'' '1;'ii,tt,I 1i III tHt
ract tn 9i,nnf l,,,!, NV, ao1t ,,t lo1 "IIoW Uni"
riInrnI tn w. ~, 'J,,t; J,,.I III Mi"'C l con-
inmcdiatcIV H w. on9 ovr. fm C'ilS c|8e.
the fncfs }o W the W;r;stnr? irH,? lIl'ESrnirn TSni
NH,irs Who nrnT,irnI lt2SII S',ii 81. ol r oItl6h
Th~ JnInv WLicS' FniSmwd l;1in f n"|i5i"c'loil'
1n~o tLm 1o"ttnr od(oin i(''iI'. nc 70
hT tbnTn y"e "o,T% n1,c"nIo3 ''t't po?Si-
in ,hc 1Ihlirnt;on IF Ihn i'.riS'Hp
yn,,urst,J ,,nrIoi iS ~, ~ Ilolc'
IlODS opposed TO American lntiuGnce in